Mexico City weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · major city break · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Mexico City is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with December and February close behind. Mexico City averages about 2,945 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,945

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

792 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

19M

Elevation

2,223 m

When is the best time to visit Mexico City?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mexico City is January, then December and February. The dullest month is July (69/100, 154 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mexico City?

Mexico City gets a lot of sun: around 2,945 hours a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than July (69). It ranks #41 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 57% of the annual 792 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Toluca Mexico · 53 km · best in Feb · 2,945 h sun/yr
• Puebla Mexico · 80 km · best in Jan · 3,005 h sun/yr
• Querétaro Mexico · 176 km · best in Dec · 3,313 h sun/yr
• Morelia Mexico · 210 km · best in Jan · 3,088 h sun/yr
• Veracruz Mexico · 304 km · best in Feb · 2,329 h sun/yr
• Guanajuato Mexico · 305 km · best in Apr · 3,389 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Poza Rica Mexico · 212 km · 2,076 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Mexico City compares month by month: Mexico City vs Puebla · Mexico City vs Querétaro · Mexico City vs Toluca · Mexico City vs Veracruz · all comparisons